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9 Excellent Websites to Learn Photo Editing

Posted by Mike Moloney on March 18, 2016 - Get free updates of new posts here

There have been many articles written about the value of photography in design. Design and photography go hand in hand. Compelling photography can add depth and value to a design, whether it is web or print.

Knowing how to edit your photos properly can also help immensely. Photos that look the part will blend with your design much better.

That is why today I gathered some great sites to help you learn photo editing.

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While the site itself caters to all things photography, DPS has a great section on post production. Their tutorials are very detailed and explanative, and offer some great tips for beginners and advanced photo editors alike.

Another great site to learn photo editing and photography in general is Photodoto. They feature excellent, lengthy tutorials on various photo editing techniques for Photoshop, Lightroom, and other photo editing software.

FilterGrade is a neat site that provides photographers with Photoshop actions and other post processing tools. They also share a ton of cool tutorials, free downloads, and quick tips relevant to photo editing on their blog. Well worth checking out if you want to learn photo editing in Photoshop.

Dubbed “The How-to Magazine for Everything Adobe”, Layers Magazine is a really valuable resource. They allow you to filter tutorials for practically every program out there so you can learn photo editing on a broad scale.

For those of you that need Lightroom specific content, Laura’s blog is the best I could find. She covers all the basics, intermediate, and advanced techniques in her excellent video series, and has some other great content on the site itself.

Last, but not least comes Lightroom Killer Tips. A massive site that shares tutorials, free presets, and other useful content. They also share some really nice quick tips if you’re too busy for the longer tutorials.